Retaining device for umbrella-ribs.



W. G. SCHEINPFLUG.

RETAINING DEVICE FOR UMBRELLA RIBS.

APPLICATION FILED APR. :4. me.

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RETAINING DEVICE FOR UMBRELLA-RIBS.

Application filed April 14, 1916.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM G. SOHEIN- PFLUG, a subject of the German Emperor, and a resident of the city of New York, Noodhaven, borough of Queens, in the county of Queens and-State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Retaining Device for Umbrella-Ribs, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The object of the invention is to provide a new and improved retaining or closing device which is very simple and durable in construction, can be readily carried in a vest pocket when not in use, and is particularly designed for holding the rib tips tightly around the stick of an umbrella thus preventing the tips from catching on doors, garments or other objects in or along the path of a person carrying a folded umbrella.

In order to produce the desired result, use is made of a flexible band provided at one end with a hook adapted to hook onto an umbrella rib adjacent the tip thereof, and fastening members, one at the hook and the other at the free end of the band, to fasten the said free end to the said hook.

A practical embodiment of the invention is represented in the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the retaining device as applied and in closed position to hold the umbrella ribs in close proximity to the stick; Fig. 2 is an enlarged perspective view of the retaining device as applied; Fig. 3 is a plan view of the retaining device in closed position; and Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the retaining device in open position.

The retaining device consists of a band 10, preferably of spring metal, and on one end of this band 10 is pivoted a hook 11 and on the other end of the band is secured a fastening member 12 adapted to engage a fastening member 13 secured on the outer face of the hook 11. The fastening members 12 and 13 are preferably of the stud and socket type so that the band 10 can be readily closed by engaging the stud 12 with the socket member 13.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. Q, 1917.

Serial No. 91,043.

snapped onto the end of one of the ribs let of an umbrella at the time the ribs are in folded position and then the band 10 is drawn around the other ribs and the stud member 12 is finally engaged with the stud member 13 to hold the free ends of the ribs and their tips 15 close to the stick 16 of the umbrella, as plainly indicated in Fig. 1. It will be noticed that the hook 11 is slipped sidewise onto the free end of the rib 1% adjacent the tip 15, and the latter is larger than the opening in the hook so that the latter is not liable to slip off accidentally from the end of the umbrella rib 14. When it is desired to use the umbrella the stud member 12 can be readily disengaged from the socket member 13, after which the hook 11 is pushed off the free end of the umbrella rib 1 1 to remove the retaining device from the umbrella and carry the same in a vest pocket, boX or other receptacle.

It is understood that the device is especially serviceable after. closing a Wet umbrella and prior to rolling the cover into a small roll and fastening it in rolled position by the use of the usual cover closing band. The device may be left permanently on the umbrella rib instead of removing it therefrom as above mentioned.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent 1. A retaining device for holding umbrella ribs in closed position, comprising a flexible band provided at one end with a hook adapted to hook onto an umbrella rib adjacent the tip thereof and secure the band to the ribs, and fastening members, one at the said hook and the other at the free end of the band to fasten the said free end to the said hook.

2. A retaining device for umbrella ribs, comprising a flexible metal band, a hook pivotally connected with one end of the said band and adapted to hook onto an umbrella rib adjacent the tip thereof, and fastening members, one at the outer face of the said hook and the other at the inner side of the free end of the said band to fasten the said free hand end to the saidhook.

' WILLIAM G. SCHEINPFLUG.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, 11.0. 

